Directions for Spring 2012 FInal

Studio 2 & 5 - May 30, 2012

Create a virtual Game of Tag.
Save and eFile as TagGame-YourName.fla (red)
Upload here as TagGame-YourName.swf (white)
Verify you uploaded it correctly

1. Create a second character that will be used with your Interactive Character Animation.
2. Make the second character a symbol.
3. Create an animation inside the new charcter symbol to create the illusion of movement.
   IMPORTANT NOTE - the new character should move in place (as if it is on a treadmill).
4. Use different keys to control the new character W - Up, S - Down, A - Left, D - Right.
5. Use HitTest to make something happen if one character tags the other.

- Start File with MiniFig, Hole and all Script except HitTest, click to download.
To move you second character, download the file above and copy the script from lines 8 - 30.
Make sure your instance name matches the instance name you use in the script.

Alternate Directions
Interactive Animation-Hit

Resources

Part 1: Basic Character Programming - from FlashGameTuts
AS2 - Keyboard Events - Looks very promising
MiniFig example (in class)

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Studio 1 - May 29, 2012

Make a game that works similar to Angry Birds.
Save and eFile as ABGame-YourName.fla (red)
Upload here as ABGame-YourName.swf (white)
Verify you uploaded it correctly.

1. Create a character that is the bird that you are launching. Make it a symbol.
2. Create a launching mechanism - sling shot, cannon, catapult, etc...
3. Create a target.
4. Use ActionScript to make the character fly in an arc across the screen.
5. Use ActionScript to determine if the character that you launched hits the target.

Resources

Events
Conditionals
HitTest

Script

// This code is only executed once, when the movie first runs
var xSpeedInitial:Number = 50;
var ySpeedInitial:Number = 0;
var aimDegrees:Number = 0;
var canonAngle:Number = 0;
// stops bird_mc animation initially
bird_mc.stop();
// This code is executed every frame using the onEnterFrame
canon_mc.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (Key.isDown(Key.UP)) {
aimDegrees -= 1;
aimCanonDegrees(aimDegrees);
} else if (Key.isDown(Key.DOWN)) {
aimDegrees += 1;
aimCanonDegrees(aimDegrees);
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.SPACE)) {
launchBird(xSpeedInitial, ySpeedInitial);
}
};
function aimCanonDegrees(canonAngle) {
trace("Angle = " + canonAngle);
canon_mc._rotation = canonAngle;
canonAngleRadians = canonAngle * (Math.PI / 180);
ySpeedInitial = Math.tan(canonAngleRadians) * xSpeedInitial;
trace("ySpeed = " + ySpeedInitial);
}
function launchBird(xSpeed, ySpeed) {
bird_mc.onEnterFrame = function() {
bird_mc._x += xSpeed;
bird_mc._y += ySpeed;
// change the ySpeed by gravity, in this case 5
ySpeed += 5;
};
}